| Lille Metro | 
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| Oscar Lambret metro station | 
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| Native name | Métro de Lille | 
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| Locale | Lille, France | 
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| Transit type | Medium-capacity rail system | 
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| Number of lines | 2 | 
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| Number of stations | 60 | 
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| Daily ridership | 271,230 (2011) | 
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| Annual ridership | 99 million (2011) | 
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| Began operation | 25 April 1983 (1983-04-25) | 
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| Operator(s) | Ilévia | 
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| System length | 45 km (28 mi) | 
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|     Line 2     |   
|  |  |  |  | CH Dron depôt |   
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 |  | CH Dron |   
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 |  | Bourgogne |   
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 |  | Pont de Neuville |   
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 |  | Phalempins |   
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 |  | Colbert |   
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 |  | Tourcoing – Centre |   
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 |  | Gare de Tourcoing |   
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 |  | Carliers |   
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 |  | Mercure |   
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 |  | Alsace |   
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 |  | Gare Jean-Lebas Roubaix |   
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 |  | Roubaix – Grand-Place |   
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 |  | Eurotéléport |   
|  |  |  |  | future Line 3 |   
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 |  | Roubaix – Charles-de-Gaulle |   
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 |  | Épeule – Montesquieu |   
| Saint-Philibert depôt |  | 
 |  | Mairie de Croix |   
| Saint-Philibert |  | 
 
 |  | Croix – Centre |   
| Bourg |  | 
 |  | Wasquehal – Hôtel de Ville |   
| Maison des Enfants |  | 
 
 |  | Wasquehal – Pavé de Lille |   
| Mitterie |  | 
 |  | Jean-Jaurès |   
| Pont Supérieur |  | 
 
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| Lomme – Lambersart |  | 
 
 |  | Les Prés – Edgard Pisani |   
| Canteleu |  | 
 
 |  | Fort de Mons storage |   
| Bois Blancs |  | 
 
 |  | Fort de Mons |   
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 |  | Mairie de Mons |   
| Port de Lille |  | 
 
 |  | Mons Sarts |   
| Cormontaigne |  | 
 
 
 |  | Saint-Maurice – Pellevoisin |   
| Montebello |  | 
 
 
 
 |  | Gare Lille Europe |   
| Gambetta |  | 
 
 
 
 |  | République – Beaux-Arts |   
| Wazemmes |  | 
 
 
 
 |  | Rihour |   
| Porte des Postes |  |  |  | Gare Lille Flandres |   
| connection between lines |  | 
 
 
 
 |  | Mairie de Lille |   
| Porte d'Arras |  | 
 
 
 |  | Lille Grand-Palais |   
| Porte de Douai |  | 
 
 |  | | future Gare de Lille- |  | Saint-Sauveur | 
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 |  | Porte de Valenciennes |   
| | CHU – Centre |  | Oscar Lambret | 
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 |  | Caulier |   
| CHU – Eurasanté |  | 
 
 |  | Fives |   
| | Jeanne de Flandre |  | Eurasanté | 
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 |  | Marbrerie |   
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 |  | Mairie d'Hellemmes |   
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 |  | Square Flandres |   
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 |  | Pont de Bois |   
|  |  |  |  | | Villeneuve-d'Ascq - |  | Hôtel de Ville | 
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 |  |  N 227 |   
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|  |  |  |  | Triolo |   
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 |  | Cité Scientifique |   
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 |  | Quatre Cantons |   
|  |  |  |  | Quatre Cantons depôt |  
|    Line 1    |  
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The Lille Metro (French: Métro de Lille) is a driverless light metro system located in Lille, France. It commenced operations on 25 April 1983 and was the first system to implement the Véhicule Automatique Léger (VAL, lit. 'light automated vehicle') technology. While sometimes cited as the world’s first fully automated driverless metro, this distinction in fact belongs to the Port Island Line in Kobe, Japan, which became operational two years earlier. The Lille Metro comprises two lines, serving 60 stations across a 45-kilometre (28 mi) network. It constitutes a fundamental component of Lille's integrated public transport system, which also includes the Lille tramway and bus services, all managed under the Ilévia brand.